News -- March 2012

3/26KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Release of Remi Ayodele not linked to bounties: Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said Sunday, March 25, that the recent release of DL Remi Ayodele had nothing...[+] to do with the bounty situation with the New Orleans Saints, where he played for two seasons before landing with the Vikings last season. 'This was purely based on a decision that didn't live up to billing and how he would fit into the scheme like we thought he would. Then, when he were able to (re-sign DL Letroy Guion) and (DL Fred Evans) back, we felt those guys were a better fit in what we were trying to do defensively than what Remi was for us last year,' Spielman said. Ayodele also reportedly pushed back against the 'tilt' technique coaches wanted him to play and ended up on the field for only 253 of 1,058 gradable snaps on defense (23.9 percent) and recorded just 22 tackles.

3/24KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Fred Evans to earn $700K base in 2012: Updating a previous report, the two-year deal for Minnesota Vikings DL Fred Evans calls for $700,000 in base salary for 2012,...[+] and $1.45 million in 2013.

News -- February 2012

2/4KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Several DL struggled in 2011: While Minnesota Vikings DL Jared Allen is a defensive player of the year candidate, and Brian Robison and Kevin Williams held...[+] their own, the team struggled up front. DLs Everson Griffen, Letroy Guion, Remi Ayodele, Fred Evans and Christian Ballard all struggled in 2011. Ballard saw time at multiple spots, and might need to focus on one position. Ayodele and Evans figure to return, but they might have plenty of competition in training camp.